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MILWAUKEE — Authorities say an alert Milwaukee bus driver rescued a young child found wandering barefoot on a freeway overpass in frigid temperatures. The Milwaukee County Transit System says the boy was less than a year old and wearing only a diaper and a onesie when bus driver Irena Ivic spotted him on Dec. 22. Security video shows the boy toddling down the overpass. The video later show Ivic stopping her bus, running across the street, picking up the crying child and carrying him to the bus. As Ivic called for help, a passenger gave up her coat to keep the boy warm before police and firefighters arrived. Authorities say the child was cold and frightened, but otherwise OK. Police say the child had been left outside by his mother who may have been suffering from a mental health crisis. … [Read more...] about Video shows Milwaukee bus driver rescuing young child

A woman and a child were bitten by a shark in the popular Whitsunday Islands near Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Thursday (Jan 10) in the latest of a string of such attacks, reports and officials said. The Whitsunday Islands and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park off the east coast of Australia are known for their extraordinary natural beauty and marine life AFP/Sarah Lai The Queensland state ambulance service said the pair were rushed to hospital with leg and foot wounds from the attack along a beach on Hamilton Island, but the injuries were not life-threatening. Local media said the victims were a woman and young child playing in the shallow waters of the island's Catseye Beach. It was the latest in a series of shark attacks in waters around the Whitsunday islands, which had been considered safe for swimming. One man died of his injuries from an attack in November, and a 12-year-old girl lost a leg after another mauling in September. Australia has one of the world's highest … [Read more...] about Shark attacks woman, child at popular Australian tourist site

Steven John, provided by Published 1:54 pm CST, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Steven John There's no way to prepare for every surprise and challenge a first child brings, but by planning as much as possible, new parents can mitigate the madness. Making the most of the free time you have before the child is born to prepare for life with a new baby can make those days (and nights) of early infancy much more tolerable. Accepting that life will never be the same is critical part of the process of planning for a first child (and accepting that that's as it should be). Life with a newborn baby is filled with joy, but it's also disorienting, challenging, and, arguably above all, tiring. Before our son was born, I'd had plenty of nights of bad sleep, but I had never had them for many weeks in a row. The sleep deprivation that comes with a newborn is unlike anything my wife or I had experienced, though it did set me up to appreciate a peaceful night like never before. (That … [Read more...] about The 6 smartest things I did before I had my first child